Welcome
Welcome to the world of orienteering, where adventure meets skill and nature comes alive! Whether you are a seasoned navigator or a curious beginner, our club Lagan Valley Orienteers offers an exciting way to explore the great outdoors. Join us as we embark on thrilling journeys through forests, up mountains, and around parks, all while honing our navigation skills, making friends, running together and having fun. See “I tried orienteering” on YouTube and continue reading here.
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| 17th May 26 Sun |
Teens & Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 2/6 Tollymore Forest Park |
| 20th May 26 Wed |
WEE 3 - Antrim Castle Gardens ACG Castle Mall Car Park |
| 24th May 26 Sun |
Teens & Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 3/6 Tollymore Forest Park |
| 27th May 26 Wed |
WEE 4 - Barnetts Demense, Belfast Barnett Demesne, Malone House |
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| WEE 2 - Belvoir Park Forest, Belfast Belvoir Forest Park | Simp · Win · Route · Hcap pdf · Hcap xl |
| Teens & Tweens Learn to Orienteer Course - Week 1/6 Tollymore Forest Park | |
| WEE 1 - Ormeau Park, Belfast Ormeau Park | Simp · Win · Route · Hcap pdf · Hcap xl |
| Cancelled: Running Wild - Family Orienteering Fun Apr 26 Tollymore Forest Park | n/a training |
| Standings | Spring Cup · Autumn Trophy · Colour Standards · hCOW · hCALF 2025 |
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News Headlines
- 👏 LVO Podium Places at Irish Orienteering Championships
- 🚨 WEE2 Entries in Belvoir close TOMORROW at 7pm
- 🎉 Entries NOW OPEN for the annual Tollymore Festival of Orienteering! 🧭🌲
- 🎉👏 Euan and James selected for JROS Summer Training Camps
- 🌲 Entries now open for WEE2, Belvoir Forest
News
Here are the first 100 hundred words of the latest posts to LVO’s news feed. Please note that hyperlinks appear as plain text in these snippets – click the heading to see the full post with working hyperlinks. The news page is here.
- 👏 LVO Podium Places at Irish Orienteering Championships - 🎉 Congratulations to all the LVO orienteers who travelled to Sheep’s Head, Cork over the Bank Holiday weekend to take part in the Irish Orienteering Championships! Although the race schedule was unfortunately cut short, competitors still had the opportunity to race in the Middle Distance event on Caher Mountain on Saturday. A fantastic effort from everyone who made the journey — and special congratulations to our podium finishers*: 🥇 1st Place• Charlotte Kerr – W10• Sophie Kerr – W12• James Ewart – M16• Olivia Baxter – W35• Fionne Austin – W45• Steph Pruzina – W60• Wilbert Hollinger – M75• Barbara… Read More ...
- 🚨 WEE2 Entries in Belvoir close TOMORROW at 7pm - Entries close TOMORROW (Tuesday 12 May) at 7pm for WEE2 at Belvoir Forest, Belfast! Full event details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/wee-2-26/ Follow the link or scan the QR Code to go straight to SIEntries: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=17846 Remember you can bring non-member friends for free! Sign them up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/SP55ceKbSB Read More ...
- 🎉 Entries NOW OPEN for the annual Tollymore Festival of Orienteering! 🧭🌲 - 📅 19–21 June | A full weekend of racing, camping & craic in the stunning Mournes! Get ready for an action-packed weekend featuring: 🔥 Friday 19 June: NI & UK Urban League Race in Dundrum, Co Down ⛰️ Saturday 20 June: NI Colour Series / LVO Club Champs on Slieve Croob, Dromara 🏕️ Festival Camping at Tollymore Forest: Stay Friday & Saturday night and make a weekend of it! £7 adult | £3 child (12 & under) per night 🍔 Saturday Night BBQ: £15 adult | £9 child (12 & under) 🤝 Sunday 21 June: FREE Fun Two-Person Relay –… Read More ...
- 🎉👏 Euan and James selected for JROS Summer Training Camps - Huge congratulations to Euan Ewart and James Ewart on their selection for the Junior Regional Orienteering Squad (JROS) summer training camps! JROS camps bring together some of the most talented junior orienteers from across the 12 British Orienteering Regional Associations, recognising athletes who have achieved outstanding performances and met the high standards required at selection races. Euan has earned his place at the Lagganlia training camp in Scotland, joining 23 other M/W14 athletes from across the UK following his excellent performances at the recent JK. James will travel to Czechia alongside 18 other M/W16 athletes after his spectacular achievement of… Read More ...
About Orienteering
Videos: Introduction to Orienteering | Setting the map | Using the Compass | Attack Points | Aiming Off | Large Contour Features | Route Choice | Intricate Contours.
Websites: Learn Orienteering (e.g. map colours, legends, control symbols and much else besides) | O-training.net (a resource for orienteering training).
Read about the different types of orienteering here and you’ll find some tips here.